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Also known as Alois Maxwell Hirt, Jumbo, The Round Mound of Sound, Al (He's the King) Hirt

American trumpeter and bandleader (1922–1999)

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Origin
United States
Active from
1922-11-07
Active to
1999-04-27
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Alois Maxwell "Al" Hirt (November 7, 1922 – April 27, 1999) was an American trumpeter and bandleader. He is best remembered for his million-selling recordings of "Java" and the accompanying album Honey in the Horn (1963), and for the theme song to The Green Hornet. His nicknames included "Jumbo" and "The Round Mound of Sound". Colin Escott, an author of musician biographies, wrote that RCA Victor Records, for which Hirt had recorded most of his best-selling recordings and for which he had spent

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Al Hirt
date of birth
1922-11-07
date of death
1999-04-27
nickname
Al
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Al (He's the King) Hirt
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